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Time to Write: Professional writers reveal how to fit writing into your busy life

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I read most of this within one sitting and found it quick and easy to read. Don't let the name fool you: yes, you will learn proven strategies for fitting writing time into a busy schedule. You will learn how some famous and successful authors make writing work for them. But you will also learn so much more - how to create an action plan for your writing; how to balance writing with your family life; etc. It's a good read.

The advice in this book was a kick in the pants to a procrastinator like me. It made me realize that the secluded cabin to write in wasn't going to happen, and that most successful authors struggle with time to write just like me! Some of the advice is practical and almost common sense, but good to hear just the same! This book gets a thumbs up from me!

Time to Write is a must read for aspiring writers and, indeed, anyone who wishes to grow and improve writing skills-- and to deal with problems common to all writers such as getting started, finding a time and place to write, and writer's block. As writers ,we wish this valuable, well written and inspiring book had been available to us when we started years ago.
Carolyn and Jack Fleming

This book is done thinking in really help those to want to write a have a lot of excuses not to do it. The book has only one supposition: You have a burning desire of writing. If you do not have it, the book most probably will failure in being useful to you. On the other hand, if you have such desire, buy the book asking for help and obey the instructions, you will receive the guide. This book will not tell you about characters nor plotting, it is extremely well focused in having time to write. Personally, my opinion is first you need to solve your life for getting time to write, after that generate a lot of pages and finally review them as required. The first step is make time to write. Without time to write you will not have a page to review or edit or show to your friends. This book will tell you how to accommodate the pieces of your life just after waking up or before going to sleep for having time to write. If you do not know where to start try this.

Kelly Stone offers a tidy little treasure trove of inspiration and practical tips for those who want to write but who just can't find the time. She offers practical strategies on how to find nooks and crannies in one's schedule to devote to writing. View the book as a buffet of ideas. Some may not be to your liking - like getting up at 5 AM - but others may resonate with you.

Stone draws liberally from other published writers who have used various tips and tricks to fit writing in their busy schedules and reconcile with the demands of a full-time job, child-rearing etc.

I would rank this book as slightly below "Write is a Verb" by Bill O'Hanlon, but that is not a lethal criticism. Both are good books. This one focuses on the time management challenges of would-be writers.

Well worth your investment of time!

Ive been dragging my feet on my short stories so got this in the hopes it would help. It's a good read though not as inspirational as "BIRD BY BIRD" or "WRITING DOWN THE BONES" which are the bibles of "how to write" manuals IMHO. A lot of the advice is common sense but it's fun to hear it from famous writers. I plan to keep this in my private library and reread it on plane trips.

This book acts a good guide to get you on the road to a regular writing schedule and self-defined success. The book is packed full of advice from over 100 successful authors. The author details how to set SMART goals and how to keep on track when you feel you are falling behind or get knocked down. I am currently using some of the strategies outlined in this book and I am pleased with the results thus far.

This book is for you if, like me, you're one of those people who just know you have a great book or story idea, but can't seem to make the time to actually sit down and write it. One of the great strengths of Time to Write is that the author interviewed over 100 other writers to find out how they made time to write their books, and she distills down their collective wisdom and advice for us. It was incredibly enlightening and empowering to hear that so many of these authors hold down steady jobs, have kids and all the other distractions that used to keep me from finding time to write.

Time to Write pounds home the point that for people like us, writing isn't just a hobby. It isn't playtime. It is important work that we need to do, either to be fulfilled or to make a career change. Regardless of the reason, if writing is important for you, then you need to find time to write, and this book will help.

I can attest to the good advice in this book. I've been carrying around a book idea in my head for more than 5 years. Just a couple of weeks after reading Time to Write (which is a quick, easy read by the way), I have more than 50 pages of my book done! Good luck to you.

Kelly L. Stone has a gem of a book for aspiring writers who want to get serious. TIME TO WRITE provides enough advice to get you going but not an overload to where you would only feel comfortable reading it once. The ideas to get your fingers over the keys and pumping out the words in your heart are inspiring and realistic. And when you stop writing, for whatever reason, you can pull out TIME TO WRITE again and find the motivation and means to move forward.

The techniques in this book should be taught at all the top writing programs in the country.

I've learned so much from it, and the results I am having are amazing.